Disk-record holder



Aug. 12, 1930. B. c. KENYON DISK RECORD HOLDER Filed March 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. fez-flaw 6T Xfzzywz.

fiaq ATTORNEYJ'.

Aug. 12, 1930.

B. C. KENYON DI SK RECORD HOLDER Filed March 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR A TTORNE Y5.

Fsterated Aug. i2, i3

BERTRAM c. KENYON, or ORLANDO asa j'r onma, Assreiwon 'ro no'roma'rrc MUSICAL m- WARE mmma m a Application aieafm' n 23,1929. Seria1 1io 349,3i5'.

This invention relates to a rackor support for phonograph records of the disk type.

The main objects of this invent on. are to provide a record support which-will engage a disk type record at thecenter thereof; to-

provide a record holder whichwil'l support disk records of various diameterswith-the center hole of the diiferent1size..recordsall held in the same relative position w th. respect to the record support; to provide an improved record support Wh1Ch is particularly adapted for use 1n automat1c phonographs of the type in which transfer mechanism removes the record; from the record rack and places it on a turntable having a center pin; to provide a record support which will permit the use of various s ze disk records without shifting or changing the distance between the record support and the phonograph turntable; and, to prpvide a simple and efiicient record supporting rackof a unitary character, the body of which is made from a sheet metal I stampmg and which has a minimum of mov ng: part's.:; An illustrative embodiment jotthis fin vention is shown in the accompany pgdr r gs, in which: 4 v jgf; 5 Figs. 1, 2 and 3 ShOW 11l},plap-'.Y1W"three of my improved record supportmg'racks arranged radially with respect'to ajcommon center. such as the center pin of aphonograph turntable, a disk record beingshown supported in one of the racks. V Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of my 1mproved record rack with the record supported thereby, the view being taken from the r1ght side of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of the upper end of the rack showing the position of the parts when there isno record in the rack. A H

Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation of the upper end of a rack with a' record partlally removed therefrom. 4 p

Fi 8is aoview of the same witlrtherecord still urther removed from the rack. p

In automatic phonograph's' which I play a plurality of records either 'in succession'or seleetively, 'it ishighly desirable to have an arrangement whereby recordsjyofboth 10" arid12" size-may be used} i'Alsoidiflerent makes of records vary slightly in diameter,

some varying asmuch asa, quarter of an inch from their supposed sizer-"r"-.- Regardlesszofrthe size of the record, each record has'to be placed on the phonograph turntable ,withthe-center hole .thereofin registry with the :iipstanding pin commonly present on turntables;

In the present invention the records in the record rack are supported from, their centers and regardless of the fsihe ofzythe -,reelord,-,v

whether 10" or 12" and whether, QfzilliiS? exact size or only approximately of's uch size, all records will have their centers in the same relative position, that is, all in l alignment. If a plurality of these re'fcordholders arearranged in an arc, the center of which isQthe center pin of the phonogra hiturntabldfthe v distances from the centers 0 all records of all sizes to the center pin of thel ph onograph turntable will bethe same,,and by' providin'g suitable transfer mechanism such Q as the I gripping jaws shown in the col-pending applia1, Serial 4%. 205,921, .filed- July 15,1927, I va'm ables to transfer cation of myself' at various different sized disltf reeord's to. and from the turntable without fitgany time "shifting or varying the distance-bet" een the, record rack and saidturntableiz f In the construction shown in e drawings, each unit of the record rack-comprisesa strip of sheet metal bent upward1y into elongated U-shape from a base portion lj'upon which it is mounted. The arms of the U form supporting members 2 and 3 which are in spaced parallel relation so as toreceive' a disk record therebetween. The upper ends of the members 2 and 3 are provided with arms 4 and 5 which are adapted to yieldingly 'ernbrace'opposite sides of a disk record 6 placed between the supporting. members 2' and 3;,and accurately. position laterally,'.etheiedg'ef portion 7 of said disk record so that,"s'aid,ed ge or mars ginalpfportion being plane,v 'tj-can be grasped and; gripped "byffthe jaws of a transfer mechanism of the t re hereinreferred to. The upper ends of t e supporting members 2 land'a are the form thus] held? in af'verti cal of circular heads which are in spaced perallel relation to each other with the exception of the upper forward margins. These portions are bent or flared outwardly with respect to each other as shown at 8 and 9 for the purpose of guiding'a record into position between the su rting' members.

e supporting member 2 has lugs or cars 10, 11 and 12 struck out at right angles to the plane thereof which are in alignment and which have axially aligned apertures thereln for journalling a rock shaft 13. One end of the rock shaft 13 is bent at right angles to form a transversely disposed finger 14- which is adapted to pass through a slot 15 ":1 member 2 and a slot 16 in supporting member 3. The finger 14 thus passes into and through the space between the supporting members and is of such size that it Wlll sass throu h the center hole in a standard isk'record when said center hole comes in registry therewith for the porting the record.

Means are provided for normally rocking or moving the finger 14 to a vertical position out of the space between the sup rtin members and com rise a counterwelght 1 secured to the rock shaft 13 and normally sup orted on an outwardly extending shelf purpose of sup- 18 ormed by striking a portion of the member 2 outwardly at right angles to the plane thereof.

' Means are provided for yieldmgly rocking or moving the finger 14 into the path of travel of a record being placed in the rackand comprise a light or weak torsion spring 19 which surrounds and is carried on the rock shaft 13 between the lugs .10 and 12. One end of the sprin 19 is curled around the tapered base of t e counterweight 17 and the other end 20 thereof extends outwardly at ri ht angles to the axis of the rock shaft 13 an is swingable into and out of the path of travel of a record being laced in the rack; that is, into and out of the space between the supporting members 2 and 3 through slots 21 in the supporting members 2 and 3.

In the o ration of this record rack, as a record is sipped downwardly edgewise between the members 2 and 3, its edge will strike the arm 20 of the torsion spring 19 and rock the finger 14 inwardly through the slot 15 until its outer tip end strikes the face of the record. at which time further downward movement of the record winds up the spring 19, placing it under tension. 0rd has been lowered to a point where the center hole comes in registry with the outer end of the finger 14 which is yieldingly ushing against the face of the record, the ger 14 will enter said center hole by reason of the tension on the spring 19. Further downward movement of the record mtate's the rock shaft13 so that the finger 14 lies horizontally crosswise of the space between end 20 of spring 19 and the tip en When the rec-.

the supporting members with its outer end resting on the bottom of the slot 16 and thereby supports the record 6.

hen a record is removed from the rack, initial upward movement will swing the finger 14 upwardly so as to cause the counterweight 1 to swing out and downwardly from a vertical position. As the record passes out from between the supporting members, the

finger 14 will both ride against the face of the record as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. As the lower edge of the record rises above the slots 21, the end 20 of the torsion spring will pass throu h said slots thereby relievin the tension of the spring and thus permittin the counterweight 17 to rotate downwar ly on to its shelf 18 and thus bring the finger 14 to a vertical position as shown in Fig. 6.

As shown in Fig. 8, when a record is placed into the rack, the lower edge thereof passes by the finger 14 before it strikes the end 20 of spring 19 so that there is no liability of the nger 14 being rocked into the s ace between the sup record is in and.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A disk record rack portmg member, a rock shaft journalled on said member, a transversely disposed finger on said rock shaft adapted to move into and out of the path of travel of a record being placed in or removed from said rack, means for normally rocking said finger out of said path of travel and yielding means adapted to be enga ed by a record being placed in said rack for moving said finger into said path of travel so as to enga e said record by passlng through the center ole thereof.

2. A disk record rack comprising a pair of supporting members in spaced relation to receive a record therebetween, a rock shaft Journalled on one of said members, a transversely disposed finger on said shaft adapted to move into and out of the space between said members, means for normally rocking said finger out of said space and yieldin means adapted to be engaged by a record p aced in sald rack for rocking said finger .into said space to engage said record by passing throu 'h the center hole thereof.

3. X disk record rack comprising a pair of supporting members in spaced relation to reeeive a record therebetween, a rock shaft Journalled on one of said members, a transversely disposed finger on said shaft adapted porting members be ore the posltion to abut against its outer comprising a supto move into and out of the space between said members, a counterweight for normally rocking said finger out of said space and a torsion spring having one end swingable into and out of said space, said swingable end being positioned so as to be engaged by a record placed in said rack for rocking said finger into said space to engage said record by passing through the center hole thereof.

4. A disk record rack comprising a pair of supporting members in spaced relation to receive a record therebetween, means on said supporting members for engaging a disk record through the center hole thereof for 5 supporting the same and arms on said sup- I porting members for accurately positioning laterally one edge of said supported record.

5. A disk record rack comprising a sheet metal strip bent up in elongated U-shape to form a pair of supporting members spaced so as to receive a record therebetween and means on one of said members for engaging a disk record through the center hole thereof for supporting the same.

6. A diskrecord rack comprising a sheet metal strip bent up in elongated U-shape to form a pair of supporting members spaced so as to receive a record therebetween, means on one of said members for engaging a disk record through the center hole thereof for supporting the same and arms on the upper ends of said supporting members for accurately positioning laterally one edge of a record placed between said members.

7. A disk record rack comprising a sheet metal strip bent up in elongated U-shape to form a pair of supporting members spaced so as to receive a record therebetween, arms on the upper ends of said supporting members 40 for accurately positioning laterally one edge of a record placed between said members, a rock shaft journalled on one of said members, a transversely disposed finger on said shaft adapted to move into and out of the space between said members through a slot in the member upon which said shaft is mounted, a counterweight on said shaft for normally rocking said finger out of said space and a torsion spring having one end secured to said rock shaft and its other end swingable into and out of said space through a slot in said member, said swingible end being positioned so as to be engaged by a record placed in said rack for yieldingly rocking said finger into said space to engage said record by passing through the center hole thereof when said center hole comes in registry with said finger.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand at Orlando, Florida, this 12th day so of March, 1929.

BERTRAM C. KENYON. 

